Making Your First Indie Game (5 Tips!)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2018
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What can I do with only the idea for a game
1 Get inspired 0:28
2 Define rules 2:00
3 Build for scale 3:19
4 Lean into your talents 4:54
5 Budget for polish 7:04
6 Jump out of a plane 10:14
7 Subscribe for more videos 10:37
10:39 Thanks
Thank you, lad.
0. Promote Game 0:06
One of the most important tips that not a lot of people will tell you: START SMALL!
Want to make the next World of Warcraft? Hell yeah! But maybe don't start with that. Instead build a fun, little game introducing characters and themes from the universe of your future incredible MMORPG! Want to make a BR game that dethrones Fortnite?! If ANYONE can, it's you! But maybe don't start with that. Make a small mulitplayer game using the mechanics and weapons you wish to use before making a huge map with a bunch of different weapons, vehicles, just etc. junk. Wanting to make a story-driven adventure, one that invokes tears, angers, and happiness? I'm excited to experience such a journey! But it doesn't need to be 40 hours long, with dozens of characters having in-depth backstories.
Write out everything your game needs to be complete, and follow your design. Add and change things here and there, but stick to your design for the most part. Don't fall into the trap of, "You know what else would be cool? This!", because you'll never finish your game. Start small, finish a few projects before taking a big bite, understand that you have what it takes, and then make that industry crushing game!
My dream goal is to make an amazing MMORPG, it has been for years and this makes it feel a lot more reachable
I know this sounds crazy but, I’m twelve, and I always loved games where there were upgrades for things and they would physically change the character, or give it a new device, for example, maybe a grappling hook. So right now I’m about a month into working on a game that’s working towards that but, this is just to see what it would feel like to play it. So I’m just using pre made environments and textures, so I don’t waste too much time on those sorts of things. So right now I’m just using a sphere because that’s much easier to work with than a full on character so yeah, Hope I get it finished by the time I’m 13!
MrTruffles Keep grinding and you very well may! Set yourself small and obtainable weekly and monthly goals. Just don’t overwork yourself, and remember that if by chance you don’t finish by the time you’re 13 that it’s no biggie! It will be finished whenever it’s finished just stay true to it.
IEatBooty You got this!! Just keep honing those skills and eatin’ them booties!
MrTruffles you sound like you have a really good head on your shoulders! You're on the right track, focus on making your game fun to play FIRST, and then and ONLY THEN, worry about the graphics! You are very smart to use placeholder assets for now, because once you get your gameplay down, you can always go back and switch them out for your own assets later. Good luck, I'm sure you can do it. Just never give up on your dream!
When you hear "budget for polish" and you're actually Polish...
Lol! Realize when you hear "No rushing!" and you are actually Russian!
Carthe i almost died reading this comment.. can u imagine the confusion after him starting every written sentence with a Caps ? 😂
When you hear "if anything is black, you can jump on it" and you are Murican cop x)
@@martinnicollet4902 oh my god.
Well Poland did help fund CD Projekt Red so not the worst miscommunication?
Your artwork is amazing 👌
Wow thank you!
These socks are amazing
It is good
But how
@@thomasbrush is the art you're using pixel art or vector art?
You made Coma?! Oh my gosh, I remember that game! I used to play it on Kongregate, that's incredible! Best of luck with your new endeavors! :)
I love watching people combine simple graphics into beautiful artwork. Makes me believe it's not that hard. Then I waste hours only to get to the conclusion that you need talent anyway and I can't draw anything decent...
define talent based on how you understand it
@@emptynism1958 well, I'd start with the fact that some people know how to choose colours for their pictures, combine simple shapes into larger ones (like their instinct is telling themhow to break down the big picture into those shapes).
@@MrKlimcio that is color theory, my friend. It's something that people learn over a long period of time.
You make it sound like they're born like that, but it's just something they learned. It's "skill" that you should have to be like them, not "talent".
So if you took the time to learn the fundamentals of let's say art, you might get better at it than those you might've thought are better than you.
@@emptynism1958 Do you know any tutorials for that?
@@MrKlimcio well I actually suggest you to look up certain tutorials yourself. There are alot of tutorials of all kinds of different stuff on UA-cam. Some might be very understandable for some people, but for others not. If I sent you a link to a youtube video that I picked myself, you might not like it. I don't know.
But here's a list of things I suggest you to *look up:*
-color theory
-Textures(surfaces)
-anatomy (for humans and/or animals) (which is optional)
-robots(?)
Now these are for a certain type of art. But in my opinion I think the first 2 are the most important, especially the first one. There are countless stuff that have countless turorials on UA-cam(clothes, liquids, ...).
But that's all I can say the rest is up to you :)
You can't be born with a skill. You have to learn it. Your conditioning that makes you you can determine what your skills are, but you can always learn new skills and better them
@@kamii-flow1293 To be more specific, we are born with a better ability to grow an specific skill than other ppl, not with the skill itself. If we are in an environment that doesnt allows us to train this skill we still won't have this skill :)
Aqualynx 144 i think he meant he found it easier to learn. Calm tf down.
You cant be born with a skill but you can learn it easier and faster than other people alot of factors intelligence ect..
Of course you can. We're all born with genetic advantages and disadvantages. And of course you can also learn and always improve on your skill level - but to claim that people can't be naturally talented at a skill is just plain false.
@@pepsimann2038 I don't know how you thought I wasn't calm? I was just voicing an opinion.
I'm replying now cause I just got one like an entire year later lol
I didn’t realize you made Coma! I loved that game, and seeing this side by side with this work is making me happy. Thank you for inspiring me
Hey Thomas! Your game looks amazing so far! I just wanted to let you know that you inspired me to keep working on my game and now I've gotten it almost finished I just need to finish up the art and code the Boss fights :D
This was very helpful to get me started! I spent the whole day yesterday gathering up Inpiration and writing down notes of all the stuff I can do!
Your artwork is really amazing. Great video and advise :)
!!! I love Pinstripe!! I recommend it to anyone who loves puzzle and story-based games, but what I really admire is your amazing ability to create such a beautifully bizarre world with just-as fascinating characters. I want to learn how to make my own indie game so I was so ecstatic to see you have a video on this. Thank you for your work!!! 🙏
Would it interest you to make a video about asset management of all the illustrations you are making for a game? I only make fairly small games with just a handful of sprites, i don't even need to bother thinking about asset management. But i'm always amazed by how developers handle bigger project like this, the asset library must be enormous? Like what fileformats works best and what about compression? Naming schemes and folder structures? Tradeoffs between interact-ability and static sprites (interaction often means larger file-sizes, more sprites, more work etc)? Repeatability (you touched on that in this video with the candles)?, Did you set a limit to how big your games can be, ie how big the binaries for Pinstripe and Once Upon a Coma can be and what if you go over that limit, would you go back and remove assets, simplify them or try to compress them more? etc etc etc. Sure, this is not a sexy topic but it fascinates me and there should be some tips and tricks to talk about i guess.
Anyways great video, you deserve way more views and subscribers 👍
I second that and thanks to Thomas for a new video :)
I simply make sure I use consistent naming conventions, at least, as often as I can. Sometimes I do make mistakes, but for the most part, my folders, sprites, etc have a clean set of naming conventions.
Can you make tutorial,?
keep a copy of everything in their rightful folder :P
you'll probably have to go back to older assets anyways. this just happens. (i'm currently in this exact fase as well, and luckily the file structure is clean enough for me to understand!)
^ on a personal project, the only restriction is yourself.
But when you work in a team, folder structure has to be co-operated across the board, documentation everywhere!
it's still going to be a giant mess, but everyone should be able to navigate. this is also one of the area's where big budget screwups often take place. so there's no "100% perfect" solution. but you can put extra work and effort in what you already have.
holy shit. seeing you go from the beginning of that video to what you ended up with was really cool. Thanks for the upload.
also for anyone needing music for their game please hesitate to hit me up.
Thanks a lot for your videos! Every time I need inspiration, I watch some of your videos and than I'm ready to go back and work on my project!! I wish you the best
That means a lot to me thank you
Hey thomas, would love the see how you create your character like the whole process without the animation , would really enjoy to watch that keep the great work up!
I like how you're not using UA-cam ads and instead advertising your own products
My rule of thumb for game development: The second 80% are the hardest.
Followed the tips but halfway through I became an AAA devolper. At what step did I fail?
@World Of Wonders big Roblox OOf
Wasmachine Producties you probably at some point asked EA to help release your game? 🙈
@@teknastyk And sold your soooooul.
This is way out of date, but I thought of a funny joke so why not post it
you failed at Step 1: Get inspired!; rather than get inspired with a creative, original idea, you probably corrupted it with the same story every game has nowadays
i think you over succeeded haha
Please never leave making videos your videos give me inspiration
Been wanting to make a game for YeARS and im glad you did this
Really helpful
Its been 2 years since you wrote this...
Are you a successful game dev now?
I have been watching your videos for 3 or 2 weeks now but I did learn a lot of generic game dev, Thing I wish to learn before I start my game project. Why I didn't watch your video right before I start making my game but now I will apply everything learns from you to my game for sure.
The clock says "Lillie is a goner"
This artwork is so beautiful, I really wanna play Coma now...
Wow this is amazing!. I’m starting out fresh with game development and currently I’m through planning stage. However I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing haha. I really want to find people that relate to my project and to gather a team to make it come true one day. This video has really helped me out and from what I see, I’m assuming that’s an Adobe app (I have them all yay). A little run down of what I have so far is that I’m heavily inspired by 2 games, Life is Strange and OxenFree. They play around with the consent of time and teleportation which I have found to be quite interesting. Also a Major relation in both is that they are multiple choice. To play, you get options on what you want to say or do, and whatever your choice is, there is an outcome/consequence as to what will happen next. It’s so intriguing and really brings you into the story and makes it the viewers own. Which I think is pretty neat. But anyway this really helps and I’ll look into more of your videos :)
Ur really inspiring and u and really really good in artwork i'm actually learning from you in indie game development
Your artwork is so nice! I hope to one day to create my very own game!
You are awesome man.... please keep making more tutorials
That looks great. I plan on buying your course when I can afford it. I just got canned from my job and while I will be getting more work I want to make this dream come true for myself. I want to make pixel games. Thanks for the inspiration!
Respect to you bro, thanks for the tips, really helping, keep up the good work, peace.
I’ve made a few games when I was younger but I have been wanting to try again.
Dude, that’s so much useful, thank you very much
Oh my goodness you're the creator of Coma?! I would play that on Newgrounds all the time when I was a kid, it was really cool/spooky. So awesome seeing you still making things.
Thanks Thomas with that play job
Really liking this channel :)
Aw thx!
I would love to see the step when this beautiful level drawing is placed in unity and the things that makes it work are done!
Nice videos & great artwork, but what was that at 9:05? Purple low poly 3D waves, it seems.
Also, ever think of making isometric style art? How does that work for animation?
im in development of my first game. I really enjoyed your video.
Thomas,
I love your content! I just stumbled upon your channel today and I am interested to learn more about how you acquired your skill set, particularly with your 2D artwork. Did you learn at university, or self taught? Would you mind pointing me in the right direction to learn a similar style?
I still have RE on GC. Nice video! SUBBED!
Thanks for this video. It sets up things in my mind before I begin. I also want to know what tools to use (familiarize myself with), in order to achieve the development of my first Indie. Appreciate any help.
Wow, Thomas you're really great at creating atmosphere and ambience. What kind of stuff are you working on currently?
Do you use a drawing/graphic tablet for your games art?
Cool vid BTW.
Thanks for the tips!
I've started my own game. But Been having trouble organizing my thoughts. Wrote them down on pieces of paper. How did you set your Google doc? Pretty awesome to have it organized.
Hi Thomas. Firstly, thank you very much for sharing your experience. Is it possible to learn size of the scene which you design on video please?
How do you know what size to make your canvas and sprites in photoshop? Is it still the same 32 64 128 type of thing?
Thomas Brush : Budget for Polish
Polish People: *_*Germany invades Poland flashbacks_**
Spotted MGMT on your spotify!
I decided to make my first game 3 days ago. Thanks for the tips.
Amazing artist bro
Good you show us how to make your custom paint brushes, I see that you have a custom tree paint brush, at least it looks like that, could you provide us with a link to get those please?
all that black stuff at the top, i would blend that in with the wallpaper so it looks like its on it. would be a cool effect.
Resident Evil on Gamecube blew my mind back in the day!
Hey Thomas, could you create a video about how to write good Game Design Document? As you are showing in 2:10, it looks really detailed and I think it would be really insightful if you would create a video about this! Great channel and great games btw! Keep up the good work! :)
Well, I can code but I know nothing about art.
Gonna be doing lot's of leaning I guess...
Well, I can do art but I know nothing about coding.
Good luck to both of us.
im the same as you bro
You two should trade emails and collaborate. ;-)
I can’t do either 😂😂
Well, art doesn't have to be anything crazy, like AAA graphics. It's what makes games like Earthbound, Undertale, and so many others work! You can *awesome* things with little to no knowledge about art!
Are you gonna cut this level into tileable pieces or are you just gonna import the whole large image into your game and have invisible collision boxes?
I want to know if using a big picture like this with invisible collision boxes is fine resource wise.
Quick Question, what software were you using to make the maps?, I'm really interested on how you make the shadows
Hey Thomas great video as always, I just wanted to ask you if I should use vector graphics or raster graphics for level design please help I'm really confused
I rarely use *actual* vector art. However, vector art principles are super important with 2D game design, especially if you want the player to have a good idea of what in your world is interactable. Vector art principles simply should force shapes to be as simplistic and clean as possible. You can add texture and shade later, but getting those initial shapes right is crucial. Great question!
Thank you, at least now I have some understanding of it.
Once I get my computer fixed I can't wait to start trying to make games.. I've been thinking about it for years now. It just seems so daunting
I bloody love Coma
Omg awesome video nice job, thanks bro, regards.
Wow, your artwork looks amazing. That's something I don't think I could ever deliver... guess I have to go with a more simplistic style.
Cool vid. May I ask what program are you using in the video to make the stage?
This dude got some good taste if he's looking at Castlevania 64 and Resi Remake for refs :P Frikken love those games
I am super new. And I wanna make a 2D iso rpg! Is it ok to start with that? Like old pokemon games..not that lengthy and deep, but on a small scale. Is it too big to start off ? Great video
It seems i cant find anywhere info on the topic of what size your "levels"/areas are. Like what is the width and height your project is?
Amazing Thomas! The game looks soo good! I'm working on my first game for a year now! I will publish it on steam in a month or two! Anyways, keep making more videos!🤟😜😎
Awesome let me know when it's out!
@@thomasbrush yes For sure! Thanks!😀
Got any questions? Fire away! I usually answer questions in the first couple days of the video's launch! Be sure to share and subscribe for me to go skydiving!
whats the name of the background music in the video...i like it.
Hi, I like your videos v much
I hope you continue creating content
Thanks a lot
I wonder if you can share with us the way or the technique you used for lighting in your games
because 2D lighting is really a problem that many game developers face
Thanks again :)
“I’m jumping out of a plane and I’m taking you with me”
This really helped me and good god you're a good looking man
I too want to make games as a game developer I want to start off as a simple mechanic left right jump
how did you make the game look so beautiful
Awesome tips! Where do you usually "find" the concepts for your games?
Usually, I just think about what makes me tick -- what makes me *feel*. If I feel something, I want to express it creatively in games. Right now I'm super into philosophy, psychology, a few conspiracy theories, and old 80s movies. We'll see what that means for my next games!
Can you do a video, maybe you have it sorry, just recently subbed, but taking your finished scene in Photoshop into unity, what that process is?
Lol I got one of your ads during the video
Thanks For The Video . Please can you tell How to optimally improve upon the Scripting Aspect of Development.
Thank You
Like if i wanted to make a 2d platformer what size should the canvas be and what about the sprites? What size is the canvas in the video?
How did you make the patterns of stone and wallpaper?
What did you use to draw and how did you add those shadow and might effects ;-;
So i got ispired to make a script for my game first and i would really want if i can make my game go around that story but ireally dont know anything about coding or designing a charcter. So i don't really know.
What engine do you usaully reccomend? I would like to learn it.
hi I wanna start making games to so i was wondering what software do u use for drawing?
The "leaning into your talents" tip is a bit more difficult for me. I'm an artist, but I'm also into music, coding(obviously), and I freaking LOVE playing around with unique game mechanics and rethinking mechanics taken for granted. So, should I lean into the skill that would make the game stand out the most or just try and emphasize on every one of them?
@@ia7530 what a stupid answer
The best project is one that’s finished. The point of that advice isn’t to limit you to one good thing, it’s a tool to help you focus. If you try to put 100% effort into every aspect of your game, it will take forever, you will burn out, and abandon the project forever. So just pick one area that you can really make shine and build your project around that. It gives you the focus you need to build a working, finished game. Then, if you still really want to go back and add more to the other parts, you can. And you’ll already have a foundation to start from, in an already finished game, so the updates will feel more rewarding more quickly
May you do a video on how to create music for your games?
Thomas brush also called one upon a coma. I never remember your name but of course I remember you menting " once upon a coma". Since now you are "once upon a coma guy" for me
thank you :)
Do you use adobe Illustrator do creat art or just photohop?
thank you for your short but nice insight of this almost non-existent industry in my area. i think and i think many would agree that ita super hard for some people of certain areas get into and become successful in video game industry. from pst 20years i can remember exactly 2games that realy made it : Serious sam and ahem Talking tom 👍🏼😂😂 one was made in late 90s inspired by some legendary games like Duke nukem and Doom - a memorable kick ass game for that time made by this croatian studio i cannot remember now. game was good enough to recieve a sequel and was pretty good accepted.
Other game (Talking tom approx. 2012), was actually a talking cartoon cat which you could touch on your tablet and it would then talk back or make some noise. this recipe proved to be so successfull, that the guy or pair actually ended selling the actual code to 3rd partys so that now u have thousands of clones of this game ever since in appstores all over the globe 😂
but, the irony is; one day Axiom Verge comes along , made by this one guy, who did everything by himself.. music coding graphics artwork promotion everything and literally murders the AAAgame industry scene with a pixeled gem that looks like it just got away out of an late-80s arcade cabinet. now thats just plain silly. Its in the game!!! (right?) 😎👍🏼
Nice video bro, what would be amazing is if you would create a series on building a full game from start to finish which includes backrounds characters etc so people can follow too but in Godot lol not sure what engine your using. I see your using Adobe Illustrator to build the interior do you have any videos on that & how to create characters for people like me who can't draw or have the money to hire an artist thanks.
Hi Thomas, your videos, helped me a lot and im happy that i founded your tuts for my beginners state, i wanted to ask you is it worth to get spine 2D Essential, bcos i'm poor and cant afford much, i will be happy if you will give me advise for my question. Regards
Sir, what's the software you use where you do your artwork
please can u make a free tutorial from A to Z in Game Developmen. we need it
What game development software would you recommend most to beginner game designers?
I'm making a game where your a bean but at night you turn it in to villain and at the end, there is a stealth level where find out about the hero and you fight him.
Sorry wrong grammer
I'm making a game where your a bean but at night you are a villain and you can do anything and at the end, you beat the hero.
Its a sandbox 3d game
What program are u using to make this level
I really want to develop my own games but I am just not good at artworks / design.
I am good at programming and love to work/play with that aspect of game development but just can't make artworks, tried and failed.
What are you using to draw the scene?
Can anyone tell me what is this program called that he is using to make the lvl. Is it photo shop? I m srry if someone finds this question offensive but i rlly have no idea how the program is called